What are the ethical considerations of research involving wild echidnas?

The tail of the Echidna is very short and hairless underneath. Figure 1. Short-beaked Echidna © I. McCann DSE 2009. Diet. Echidnas feed mainly on ... Apr 8, 2025 ... a spiny-coated toothless burrowing nocturnal monotreme mammal (Tachyglossus aculeatus) of Australia, Tasmania, and New Guinea that has a long extensible tongue ... Sep 26, 2023 ... We present here five first-hand accounts of dove-like cooing sounds and analyse the acoustics of three vocalization recordings for two observations of wild ... The Echidna Strategy sheds new light on the contest for leadership in Asia and the strategy Australia needs to thrive. This includes a radically different ... Sep 30, 2022 ... Like the platypus, echidnas are monotremes—a small group of unusual, egg-laying mammals. We confirmed breeding behavior in the echidnas in our ... Apr 25, 2021 ... Say hello to an Australian Echidna! One of only two mammals in the world that lay eggs (called Monotremes)! This little girl was brought into my work. Oct 2, 2020 ... The resident echidna is back, and I hope it is feasting on the Jack Jumper ants that are nesting in my paddock. So an echidna has one hole, lays eggs, produces milk, is a marsupial of sorts, and it's a monotreme brother of the platypus that got Charles Darwin into a lot ... The short beaked echidna (Tachyglossus aculeatus) is a species targeted in the illegal wildlife trade. · Non-invasive sampling techniques were used to extract ... Mar 28, 2018 ... They feel satisfyingly solid, almost rubbery to the touch, but they don't bend at all. In fact, they've been known to puncture 18-wheeler tyres!